Once upon a time in America, there was a thriving middle class; citizens able to enjoy "The American Dream" because they had good, stable jobs that paid a living wage. One of the great advocates of "A Square Deal" for his workers was the industrialist George F. Johnson, whom Chris…

This is an oldie but a goodie, where the noted linguist demonstrates why his articulate views are also solicited on subjects of social and economic importance. Here, among other things, Chomsky explains the social costs of burdensome debt.NOAM CHOMSKY ON DEBT

It's been nearly 15 years since this key Depression-era legislation was repealed by a Republican Congress and Democrat president. The reasons why the banks were pushing for Glass-Steagall to be deep-sixed became evident with the monstrous mortgage and derivatives boom--and BUST--of ensuing years. Chris predicted the course events would take; a…

(NOTE: Chris will be updating the Ithaca HOURS story and adding a LOT to it in his upcoming Special Report entitled "Building an Economic Lifeboat.") Years ago, Chris wrote of a wonderful new--and successful--experiment to create "an economy within an economy" in the beautiful, rolling farmland and lakes area in…